By the Grace of the Gods: Volume 7

By the Grace of the Gods Series, Book 7

By: Roy, Adam Seacord - translator

Narrated by: Ray Greenley

Ryoma, the boy from another world, has gotten a chance to visit the Jamil family again. He and his merchant acquaintances, Serge and Pioro, visit the Jamil estate and hear that an unexpected person is getting married. Ryoma agrees to help prepare for the wedding, but at the same time, he inexplicably starts working on a new product using slimes. There are more familiar faces and peaceful moments, of course, and new allies too!

©2019 Roy; English translation copyright 2021 by J-Novel Club LLC; Original Japanese edition published in 2019 by Hobby Japan; Cover illustration by Ririnra (P)2023 Tantor

Great tail continuing the story of a boy who is more than he seems!

How would you act if your 30 year old self woke up in a 10 year old body? That was just the start of the fun! Add to that you have a skill for training slimes! Who likes slimes? The story is a lot of fun!

Why Slaves?

I was enjoying the story as I have with the previous volumes, then all of a sudden they start talking about slaves. I don't understand why this genre needs to rely on this trope. To me, the whole slave trope in Japanese light novels is very tiresome. It's a cheap tactic authors make to ensure loyalty from their companions without adding any kind of real deptg to a character most times. Other than the rest of this story and this volume is good. That's why I'm not marking it down any further than four.

Lousy Narration

I have waited until Vol. 7, to rate this series because I was hoping there would be a change in narrator. This is a great story, but the guy doing the narration has no skill at all other than reading the story. In scenes where a woman or a young female child is speaking; he uses a voice that is deeper and huskier that a full-grown man at least 40 or more years old. It really detracts from the listening experience.